Description
Title: Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum
Year: - 1898 1898 - 1898 (1890s)
Authors: British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology. (Birds)
Text Appearing After Image:
J. G. Keulemans del. et lith. Mintern Bros. Chromo lith.
Date 1898
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Source book page: https://archive.org/stream/catalogueofbirds26brit/#page/n712/mode/1up
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The purple heron (Ardea purpurea) is a wide ranging species of wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae. The scientific name comes from Latin ardea "heron", and purpureus, "coloured purple". It breeds in Africa, central and southern Europe, and southern and eastern Asia.